How To Find The Audio Signal Path For A Guitar Pedal
June 21, 2024Part of building DIY guitar pedals is creating something that doesn’t work then figuring out how to fix it. This is all part of the process of debugging guitar pedal builds. These things are hand built, after all, and even experts make mistakes from time to time. One of the common problems with a home […]
How To Read A Circuit Diagram
May 27, 2024Even if you’re just doing PCB kits or following strip board layouts, learning how to read a circuit diagram really comes in handy when building guitar pedals, or for electrons in general. So, if you stumbled onto this article with no interest in guitar pedals and just want to learn how to read circuit diagrams, […]
What Is A Voltage Divider?
May 23, 2024Most guitar pedals use a 9 volt direct current. There are pedals out there that use something else, but 9 volts is the most common, especially when it comes to DIY guitar pedals. However, what do you do if you need something lower than 9 volts? What if your pedal needs both 9 volts and […]
Understanding Mid-Scoops And The Big Muff Tone Circuit
February 27, 2024The Big Muff by Electro-Harmonix is another one of those super famous guitar pedals. It has a classic fuzz sound to it with a schematic that’s relatively easy to understand. Sure, it’s quite a bit more complicated that a Fuzz Face, but there’s also a lot more that you can do with it, including tone […]
How High Pass And Low Pass Filters Work In Guitar Pedals
January 27, 2024If you look at any schematic for a guitar pedal, you’ll see high and low pass filters throughout the circuitry. Sometimes they’re not so obvious, but once you learn how to spot them you’ll see them everywhere! High and low pass filters, sometimes called low cut and high cut filters, are used to shape the […]
Ultimate Guide To Transistors In Guitar Pedals: What They Do And How They Work
January 20, 2024Table Of Contents: What Is A Transistor? How Do Transistors Work? Clipping Transistors In Guitar Pedals What Are The Different Kinds Of Transistors Used In Guitar Pedals? What Is A Transistor? Transistors have a variety of applications in electronics, not just in creating guitar pedals. While the use of transistors in guitar pedals is relatively […]
Ultimate Guide To Diodes In Guitar Pedals: What They Do And How They Work
Table Of Contents What Is A Diode? How Do Diodes Work? Clipping Diodes In Guitar Pedals Diodes In Series What Are The Different Kinds Of Diodes? Choosing The Right Diode For A Guitar Pedal What Is A Diode? A diode is a semiconductor that behaves a lot like a resistor, except it also doesn’t. That’s […]
Ultimate Guide To Resistors In Guitar Pedals: What They Do And How They Work
Table Of Contents: What Is A Resistor? How Are Resistors Measured? Reading A Resistor’s Value Understanding Resistors In Parallel And In Series How Does A Resistor Work? Resistors And Wattage What Do Resistors Do In A Guitar Pedal? Potentiometers As Variable Resistors In Guitar Pedals What Is A Resistor? A resistor adds resistance to an […]
Ohm’s Law: Explanation And Applications
Ohm’s Law is one of the basic electrical equations that will help you better understand what’s happening in electrical circuits and why certain components are in guitar pedals. Although you probably just want to start putting things together and making some noise, you’ll better be able to troubleshoot guitar pedal builds and designs if you […]